It’s like a marriage turned sour that all parties involved want to see an end. The love is gone, the divorce has been discussed and agreed upon. Now, the loveless partners are just waiting for the papers to come through. It’s as good as over.Welsh football hero Gareth Bale arrived to Real Madrid for $111 million in 2013, breaking the world record for the highest transfer fee. But the love affair between the former Tottenham Hotspur left-footed marvel has long since passed its expiration date. ❗| Summary of Ancelotti’s press conference:• Rodrygo is out against Shakhtar and Rayo;• It’s good if Bale plays with Wales and he might play against Rayo if he trains with the team this week;• Hazard must have faith;• Ancelotti really likes Luka Jovic. pic.twitter.com/riGnhz5nZk— Madrid Xtra. (@MadridXtra) November 2, 2021 The Welshman has always had a special status at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu as one of the team’s leaders and his skill has always been respected by Los Blancos bosses. But there is no more time for the fading star ever to shine for the world’s biggest club. In fact, club president Florentino Perez was determined to sell Bale during the previous transfer window, but it proved impossible to find a club that would be willing to meet the Wales captain’s wage demands. And so he remained in Madrid – to wait.To make Bale’s final season at Real even more bemusing, he picked up an injury in training in September just after he’d returned from international duty. That’s two months of not training and falling further away from the first-team picture.##NAJAVA_MECA_5957499##Even though Carlo Ancelotti said that each and every player started his reign with a clean slate and with equal chances of earning a first-team spot, but the latest injury has made the Italian wait even longer.Bale has often said that to him Wales comes first and that he’d always put his national team before the club. In a few months, the club would no longer be an obstacle for the proud Welshman. Because his Spanish marriage has no joy left.
